By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Sports Discussion - The Pro Wrasslin' Thread (WWE, WWF, WCW, TNA, ROH, NWA, NJPW, etc)

Tagged games:

 

What match are you excited for at WWE Payback 2017?

Neville vs. Austin Aries ... 1 5.88%
 
Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyat... 3 17.65%
 
The Hardy Boyz vs. Cesaro... 3 17.65%
 
Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jer... 4 23.53%
 
Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss (Raw Women's Title) 3 17.65%
 
Seth Rollins vs. Samoa Joe 1 5.88%
 
Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman 2 11.76%
 
Total:17

In no order. My favourite moments in WWE history (from what I've seen, there's a lot I haven't). Some of these moments are kind of silly/uneventful, but they're the ones I found impactful.

 

   

I cut out a lot of the videos because upon re-looking at my post, it was obnoxious. Here are the rest of the clips in links:

Kane unmasks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7clQ9N17vQ

Brocklesnar's debut - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPdETJuYYBE

ECW Invasion 2001 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhBaREV0zVw

Rock beats the holy hell out of Mankind with a chair - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Uv8GcWkT8

Edge and Christian win titles Wrestlemania 2000 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz8LmQdNbto

Explosive crowd reaction after Rock wins title at Backlash 2000 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mr5PlXYpX4

Stephanie betrays Vince, begins the McMahon Helmsley Era - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSVPPftG9nw

Andre the Giant Strangles Hulk Hogan to the horror of many children - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlxxozACWGw

 

 

Not so much the match itself in the last clip, but the end from about the 28:35 mark.

I can't find the Clip, but Austin vs. Bret Hart finish at Wrestlemania 13 would definitely be in my alltime favourite moments. Despite a lot of pro-wrestlers considering this the greatest Wrestlemania moment, and often their favourite match, no one seems to care enough to put the actual clip up.... that or WWE is particularly protective about it.

Last edited by Jumpin - on 26 January 2018

I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.

Around the Network

Caught Royal Rumble, it was pretty good! Even by Attitude era standards it was really good.

I didn’t know who half the people were, but they brought back a lot of the people I do recognize (they all lost, of course).

If this is what the shows are like these days, then I don’t know what everyone is complaining about. It was awesome!

 

 

A few notes: 

• The idea of having the main event as a women’s Royal Rumble was spectacular. I really like how there’s a far greater amount of female wrestlers now, and that they aren’t treated like a sideshow - I’ve been watching the Attitude era and as good as some of the women are; women’s matches still (in 99/2000) still come off as side shows with the presentation that being a woman is a gimmick. 2018, the women seem WAY more integrated into the show.

• Both matches were full of fun stuff, and had satisfying endings that actually had a lot of suspense. Not sure if this is a term still, but I totally marked out in both matches (in case it’s not a term, as a viewer, you get so sucked into something that your imagination tricks you into thinking it’s real, and you get super tense/excited). 

• Both winners coming from Japan is interesting.

• Sasha Banks barely broke a sweat in her almost 1 hour in there. I don’t recall ever seeing someone that active for that long in a match before. She impressed me the most all night.

• Braun Strowman, I don’t know a lot about him, but he reminded me a TON of the first year of De-masked Kane. Also, him and Lesnar were smashing each other. That was a stiff looking match. Even though Strowman fucked up one of the table shots and Cole called him out on it.

• LOVED seeing Molly (my old favourite of the women’s division), Trish, Jacqueline, Lita, and Micky James back in the mix. I would have loved to see Ivory too. Vicki Guerrero was funny.

• AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura at Wrestlemania makes me want to watch RAW again. The last time I watched a live RAW, Chris Benoit was still alive.

• I would have loved to see Rob Van Dam and Sabu in the match.

• I’m not sure why everyone hates Roman and Cena. Cena was really big when I used to watch, and from all reports and extremely stand-up guy. I know less about Roman, so I don’t want to comment. All I know is that he was a top guy for a while. They should play up the Rocky Maivia/Kurt Angle strategy (or are they?) - people really hated those two (Angle, for all his over-the top American heroism, was ironically FAR more liked outside the US than he was in the US in the Attitude era).

Last edited by Jumpin - on 29 January 2018

I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.

I don't understand all the hate Ronda Rousey's getting. She signed a full-time contract, it's not like she's just a celebrity that will only show up a few times a year.



I didn't know Rousey was getting hate. If she was, I imagine it's because she stole the spotlight at the Royal Rumble.



d21lewis said:
I didn't know Rousey was getting hate. If she was, I imagine it's because she stole the spotlight at the Royal Rumble.

Thats why I hated it.  You have a monumental first ever women's royal rumble match, and now it is COMPLETELY overshadowed by the Rousey signing.  Rousey coming out tonight to challenge the other champion after Asuka picks her target would've been just as effective without shitting on your current roster.



Around the Network
Neodegenerate said:
d21lewis said:
I didn't know Rousey was getting hate. If she was, I imagine it's because she stole the spotlight at the Royal Rumble.

Thats why I hated it.  You have a monumental first ever women's royal rumble match, and now it is COMPLETELY overshadowed by the Rousey signing.  Rousey coming out tonight to challenge the other champion after Asuka picks her target would've been just as effective without shitting on your current roster.

COMPLETELY overshadowed?

She was just a tack on after the match. If you felt that, sure. Personally, I loved the match and didn’t find Rousey took anything away from it. The most interesting part about that was that she was wearing old Roddy Piper gear



I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.

Jumpin said:

A few notes: 

• The idea of having the main event as a women’s Royal Rumble was spectacular. I really like how there’s a far greater amount of female wrestlers now, and that they aren’t treated like a sideshow - I’ve been watching the Attitude era and as good as some of the women are; women’s matches still (in 99/2000) still come off as side shows with the presentation that being a woman is a gimmick. 2018, the women seem WAY more integrated into the show.

• Both matches were full of fun stuff, and had satisfying endings that actually had a lot of suspense. Not sure if this is a term still, but I totally marked out in both matches (in case it’s not a term, as a viewer, you get so sucked into something that your imagination tricks you into thinking it’s real, and you get super tense/excited). 

• Both winners coming from Japan is interesting.

• Sasha Banks barely broke a sweat in her almost 1 hour in there. I don’t recall ever seeing someone that active for that long in a match before. She impressed me the most all night.

• Braun Strowman, I don’t know a lot about him, but he reminded me a TON of the first year of De-masked Kane. Also, him and Lesnar were smashing each other. That was a stiff looking match. Even though Strowman fucked up one of the table shots and Cole called him out on it.

• LOVED seeing Molly (my old favourite of the women’s division), Trish, Jacqueline, Lita, and Micky James back in the mix. I would have loved to see Ivory too. Vicki Guerrero was funny.

• AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura at Wrestlemania makes me want to watch RAW again. The last time I watched a live RAW, Chris Benoit was still alive.

• I would have loved to see Rob Van Dam and Sabu in the match.

• I’m not sure why everyone hates Roman and Cena. Cena was really big when I used to watch, and from all reports and extremely stand-up guy. I know less about Roman, so I don’t want to comment. All I know is that he was a top guy for a while. They should play up the Rocky Maivia/Kurt Angle strategy (or are they?) - people really hated those two (Angle, for all his over-the top American heroism, was ironically FAR more liked outside the US than he was in the US in the Attitude era).

1 - Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles are on Smackdown, so watching RAW won't help. 

2 - People hate Cena because - for a good four or six years, he never lost without being cheated out of something. I personally think he's one of the best ring generals in the biz today, and has been in some of the best WWE matches of the last decade (him vs CM Punk Money in the Bank 2011 and him vs AJ Styles Royal Rumble 2017 as well as him vs Daniel Bryan Summerslam 2013; Sure, his opponents were all outstanding, but it takes two to tango and he held his own.)

3 - People don't hate Roman Reigns, they hate the idea that he was CHOSEN to be the next big star. Vince likes him because he's like "what if the Rock and HHH Had a baby" in looks and skills. He's a big guy, he's mysterious, and he has simple to follow moves. Because of this, he was shot to the top of the card long before the crowds were ready for him and the fans resented that. Like Cena, he's a genuinely great wrestler (not on the same level of AJ or Nakamura or CM Punk or Daniel Bryan or Rollins or....you get my point, there are many wrestlers better than him even if he's pretty good), but the fact that he was pushed on the crowd makes the crowd resent him. 



Jumpin said:
Neodegenerate said:

Thats why I hated it.  You have a monumental first ever women's royal rumble match, and now it is COMPLETELY overshadowed by the Rousey signing.  Rousey coming out tonight to challenge the other champion after Asuka picks her target would've been just as effective without shitting on your current roster.

COMPLETELY overshadowed?

She was just a tack on after the match. If you felt that, sure. Personally, I loved the match and didn’t find Rousey took anything away from it. The most interesting part about that was that she was wearing old Roddy Piper gear

Yes completely overshadowed.  3 minutes after she wins and before she picks her champion to face (Shinsuke earlier in the night got an interview to pick his target) the whole thing becomes about Ronda signing with WWE.



Neodegenerate said:
Jumpin said:

COMPLETELY overshadowed?

She was just a tack on after the match. If you felt that, sure. Personally, I loved the match and didn’t find Rousey took anything away from it. The most interesting part about that was that she was wearing old Roddy Piper gear

Yes completely overshadowed.  3 minutes after she wins and before she picks her champion to face (Shinsuke earlier in the night got an interview to pick his target) the whole thing becomes about Ronda signing with WWE.

Speak for yourself.

For me that was nowhere near the case.

 

Alara317 - well, still watching it. I guess I’ll catch Smackdown too. I kinda figured that, it was the same thing with The Rock and Kurt Angle, and I think WWE should play it like they did those two. With the Rock it was untintentional, and he just kind of figured out how to deal with the crowd hating him by saying stuff like “How DARE you boo me! The Rock does NOT suck!” That came a while after he kept getting booed - with Angle it was more deliberate, and they had him getting on the mic and chastising the crowd for booing from day 1.

Haha, I will NOT be able to unsee the Rock/Triple H baby thing now. I always thought Roman, to me, looks kind of like if Jason Momoa had a baby with Jason Momoa.



I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.

Jumpin said:
Neodegenerate said:

Yes completely overshadowed.  3 minutes after she wins and before she picks her champion to face (Shinsuke earlier in the night got an interview to pick his target) the whole thing becomes about Ronda signing with WWE.

Speak for yourself.

For me that was nowhere near the case.

 

Alara317 - well, still watching it. I guess I’ll catch Smackdown too. I kinda figured that, it was the same thing with The Rock and Kurt Angle, and I think WWE should play it like they did those two. With the Rock it was untintentional, and he just kind of figured out how to deal with the crowd hating him by saying stuff like “How DARE you boo me! The Rock does NOT suck!” That came a while after he kept getting booed - with Angle it was more deliberate, and they had him getting on the mic and chastising the crowd for booing from day 1.

Haha, I will NOT be able to unsee the Rock/Triple H baby thing now. I always thought Roman, to me, looks kind of like if Jason Momoa had a baby with Jason Momoa.

Statements like this make no sense to me.  It should be obvious I am speaking for myself.

 

However, the fact that Ronda was the front page of WWE.com and ESPN.com with no mention of anything else in the lead stories is what makes me say it was overshadowed.